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A Book Review of Writing My wrongs: Life, Death, and Redemption in an American Prison by Shaka Senghor by Zachary A. Smith I read this book after another prisoner received it as a gift from his mother. The first thing that stood out to me was Shaka Senghor's (aka James White) claim that out of respect for the victims‘ family and their privacy, he changed the name of the man he killed. If Shaka truly wanteﬁ to show respect for the man he killed, wouldn't he have honored it insteaﬁ of...

Title: "A Boy Who Was Lost and Grew Up Fast (Faith in Believing; God is Waiting for Us)" From [Car BA] Hall: Never learned this world's education. Never knew English. He only spoke in Mexican and was given and gifted voice. He didn't know his purpose of why he was born and it took 35 years of street life to become known, to of why he was born. He was given the test of time and to perform every sinful act on this earth and only five sinful acts he was forbidden to do: 1. mu...

A Man Died Today By Kenneth M. Key It was about 12:00pm when I saw the EMTs run pass my cell house window to the adjacent cell house. The sound over the radio said, a man was down code 3 medical emergency. It would be less than a minute and a half and the E.M.Ts' would be walking back past. The word would come down he didn't make it. I would learn later in that day that it was a Friend of mine, whom we will simply call my Friend. They said my Friend had died of a heart attack, and a...

A PRISONERS MANIFESTO ON REHABILITATION BY ABRAHAM HAGOS Rehabilitation. A word commonly used in relation to drug users and prisoners. Many people in society use the word for different reasons and purposes. The core purpose of rehabilitation is to restore a person to a state of good health and a normal life reversing their current condition. How each individual gets to that state is often complex. What works for one individual may not necessarily work for another. Irrespective of how a person...

Texas Prisons Essays Abuse: Webster's Dictionary defines abuse as: "To use wrongly and improperly, misapply, misappropriate, mishandle, misuse, pervert. To take advantage of unfairly, exploit, impose, presume. To hurt, injure through maltreatment, ill-treat." As one who's served 22 consecutive years in the State penal facility of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Division, and who has written these essays from behind said bars, my life has been altered, in some ways...

An Irrepairable Mind? In this notification it is my intentions to convey to you certain indisputable facts that should be considered, as well as pose logical questions that are indeed in need of sincere answer. To whom can it be said to have an "irrepairable mind"? Is it the "criminal" who at a young age imitated some of his T.V./movie star idols - by finding a gun - and shooting a person and now sits in prison for life? Is it the person who robbed a bank? Invaded a home? ...

ANOTHER INEFFECTIVE PRISON REFORM PLAN I recently read an article in The Kansas City Call concerning the plan to spend $296 million to reduce Missouri prison overcrowding. Let me be frank: the "Justice Reinvestment Initiative Plan" will be a failure and a complete waste of taxpayers‘ hard-earned dollars. Missourians deserve better and would be better served by spending $485 million for two new prisons. Missouri lawmakers have a responsibility to pass legislation that best serves the...

7/5/18 Aramark Food Corporation Scandal On May 29, 2018, I sent the Aramark Food Corporation a five (5) page notarized affidavit regarding a possible malfeasance (wrong-doing) regarding their services within the MDOC (Michigan Department of Corrections). Between 2009 and 2015, I grieved and sued the Aramark Corporation regarding my kosher diet and the inappropriate preparing of that diet, however, I never complained about the food, quality of the food or taste, only the repetitiveness and tem...

7/2/18 Barrel of Funky's Being raped repeatedly as a young child is a very horrible experience and it will tear the mind to pieces if you fail to deal with it. I am a victim of rape, however, out of shame and embarrassment, I never told anyone. Instead, I self-medicated. In other words, I became a drug addict. Drugs took me for a real ride. They were a "killer in a thriller". 1987-1988 - brain surgery-- mentally ill w/ seizures 1988-1992 - prison 1992-1994 - drugs---->left f...

BOOK REVIEW: ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK I recently read "Orange Is The New Black" by Piper Kerman. I didn't get why it was a #1 New York Times best-seller. Maybe it was Piper's honesty that moved people on the outside who have never experienced the hell of being trapped in a situation with no power or control over what happens to them from day to day. I did find Piper's author photo intriguing, like the Mona Lisa. I can't read her expression, but it's familiar ...

Can the MDOC Be Fixed? No, this is not a trick question, however, the state of Michigan will never know the answer. The reason why is because its not that the Michigan Department of Corrections cannot be fixed. It is because of what it will take to fix it. Consider Structure The MDOC needs to be more structured. No one is on the same page. Most of their own policies and operating procedures are personally interpreted as the interpreter wants to interpret it. If another staff member says “That...

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Untitled -- The writer, realizes that as a person who has been convicted of a violent crime, has violated basic tenets of society and all moral standards, that in spite of his constant and strong remorse, will never be accepted among other humans, or any society. Despite attempts to serve society. Or adopt a strong personal code of conduct and morals, that a stain will always remain on his person and very soul, to all eternity. This writer, after repeated attempts at writing prose, poems, or ...

HAMILTON'S LEGAL HYPE DISHONEST AND UNDESERVED As a pro se litigator and author of the Smith's Guide legal series for prisoners (Smith's Guide to Habeas Corpus Relief for State Prisoners Under 28 U.S.C. §2254; Smith's Guide to Executive Clemency for State and Federal Prisoners; and Smith's Guide to Chapter 7 Bankruptcy for Prisoners), I was curious about Derrick Hamilton's legal prowess after reading Jennifer Gonnerman's article (Home Free," June 20th)....

Home Sweet Home Twice—convicted murderer Mark woodworth recently won a postconviction appeal. The Missouri Supreme Court ruled that the county prosecutor withheld favorable evidence from Woodworth prior to his trial, undermining confidence in the jury's Verdict. At trial, the State alleged that, at midnight on November 13, 1990, Woodworth, sixteen years old at the time, sneaked into the home of Lyndel and Catherine Robertson, shooting Catherine once in the neck and once in the chest. Lyn...

Is The Michigan Department of Corrections Promoting Homosexuality? Logically: If any woman works in a men's correctional facility, do you believe that she knows or should know that there is a great possibility that she may, at some point, see a male prisoner's private parts or maybe in some manner exposed? Possibly. Why then do female staff look into areas such as the men's rest room, showers, and other places where males are possibly exposed? In a men's facility, there ar...

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IS THE MICHIGAN OF ODRRECTIONS PRCMIIING logically: If any woman works in a mm's correctional facility, do you believe that she knows or should know that there is a great possibility that she may, at some point, see a male prisoner's private parts or maybe in some manner exposed? Possibly. my then do fmale staff look into areas such as the men's test room, showers, and other places where males are possibly exposed? In a men's facility, there are 335 female prisoners, there...

APWA I am submitting this notification along with the questionnaire/permission form in which is to give you authorization to publish/display (etc) any of my possible articles/essays. Yet, I am no journalist, author or poet and not many individuals shall be able to write out their first hand experience with this system. Lack of education is massive inside. It should be noted that prison/incarceration can be viewed from various different perspectives. I am not certain if I will be able to prope...

06/20/17 Hello Sir or Madam: I wrote to U-All while I was in Corcoran: I have new lockup orders headed toward Corcoran same address I received your letter from 05/02/2017 No person can trust another inmate in prison: I had this guy type up my stories: he wrote it his way not mine: I don't know how to put commas & right now I don't have my dictionary to spell words: Question? Do you guys fix gramer writing as I write it my way? I'm only guessing where to put . this or this ?...

"Life, it seems, will fade away Drifting further every day Getting lost within myself Nothing matters, no one else.” ——Metallica Fade to Black "What dio you hit him with?" the guard asked. "I ﬁiﬂn't hit him with anything," I replied, stanﬁing buck- ase-nakeﬂ. when suspected of fighting, the policy and procedure is to strip you of all clothes to check for marks. I haﬁ none, and neither of my hanoe were ewollen or out. “Who did it?” "Go ask my cellie." &q...

MDOC Health Care 6/30/18 Besides the money, I always had this belief that the reason any person that chose to be a nurse, doctor or be in any part of the medical field was because of the level of compassion, care and love they had for people. I was wrong, not completely wrong, however, wrong. I admit, I have met several people in the medical field that not only have a great level of compassion, care and love for people, but also a great attitude. This is not true regarding the "medical s...

Words: 238 Zachary Smith, #521163 Crossroads Corr. Center 1115 E. Pence Road Cameron, Missouri 64429 MOVED TO TEARS I sat on my perch, relaxing, listening to Enigma, having just finished an arduous legal endeavor, when a correctional officer opened my door and handed me a letter. I looked at the sender but didn't recognize the name. I opened the envelope and read: Zach, My name is Keri. A friend of mine told me I might be interested in writing you. She showed me. I was skeptical at first...